Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins addressed how the team needs to bounce back and approach the final six games of the regular season.
The internet tells me that Cris Collinsworth isn't a very popular NFL analyst. However, I'm going to reference one phrase he said years ago that's stuck with me.It's an interesting theory. Obviously, winning divisional matchups for tiebreaker purposes in September and October is important. Furthermore, it's highly unlikely a team that starts 2-9 will be able to turn things around enough to make a playoff push.
“Each game is its own entity. That applies when you win and play well and it applies when you lose and play poorly,". "There has to be this ability, and it can be difficult mentally and emotionally, but there has to be this ability to separate each game from the previous one, from the next one, and just go play that game regardless of what has transpired.
Interestingly, this response from Cousins came after he received a question about dealing with complacency. It's hard to imagine the Falcons needing to deal with complacency after a 32-point loss. But at the end of October, the Falcons were sitting pretty in the NFC South after they completed a sweep of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But the Buccaneers could pull within 1.5 games during Atlanta's bye. Then in the final six weeks, the Buccaneers will have five games against opponents with losing records.
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